A 2nd body discovered at gunman's home belonged to his mother. FMTNews
A car with dead bodies stands in front of a bar in Hanau, Germany.
The probe was of “particular importance” and there were “signs of a xenophobic motive”, a spokesman for the prosecutors told AFP. The first attack occurred at a bar in the Heumarkt district in central Hanau around 10pm, reports said. A silver Mercedes-Benz covered by what looked like a survival blanket could be seen behind a police cordon and surrounded by officers outside the Arena Bar, with shattered glass on the ground.“You could not imagine a worse night. It will of course keep us busy for a long, long time and remain a sad memory.
Germany has been targeted in recent years by several extremist attacks, one of which killed 12 people in the heart of Berlin in December 2016.In October, a deadly anti-Semitic gun attack in the eastern city of Halle on the holy day of Yom Kippur underscored the rising threat of neo-Nazi violence. The rampage, in which two people were shot dead, was streamed live.
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